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Walking in the Footsteps of Bears


  • December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 By Paul Berger
  • Alaska, photography, Travel Tips 0 Comment
If you have ever seen a picture of a brown bear eating a fish on a waterfall, chances are it was taken at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park Alaska.  National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore captured his iconic grizzly image in 1999, but one doesn’t need to be a professional photographer to take an...

Photographing Polar Bears in Alaska


  • December 17, 2020 February 12, 2021 By Paul Berger
  • Alaska, Blog, photography, Travel Tips, Uncategorized 0 Comment
Polar Bears Playing in Water in Barter Island
  A Polar Bear walks toward our boat in Barter Island It has always been a dream of mine to photograph polar bears in the wild.  I was planning on being in Alaska in the fall (September 2019), and this time of year provides the opportunity to see grizzly bears in Katmai National Park and...

A Photographers Dream in Bangalore: Tips for shooting the KR Flower Market


  • March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Paul Berger
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The KR Flower Market is a bustling area of street vendors selling a vast array of fresh cut flowers.  I am told that vendors starting arriving at 2:00 a.m. to set up their flowers, and that the market starts getting busy at 5:00 a.m.  I arrived at 6:00 a.m. about an hour before sunrise. As...

A Love of Nepal Street Markets


  • February 21, 2019 March 1, 2019 By Paul Berger
  • Asia, Blog, photography 0 Comment
Kathmandu street market I must admit, I am no Andrew Zimmerman when it comes to food. I have been a vegetarian for more than 25 years and so enjoying local delicacies is sometimes hard if not impossible.  However, I still love street markets, just not for the food, but for the glimpse of local life

Run Fast if you are Pushed by a Monkey


  • February 20, 2019 March 1, 2019 By Paul Berger
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Swayambhu which is commonly known as the Monkey Temple, is a Buddhist shrine that sits high atop a hill overlooking all of Kathmandu.  One of the most sacred sites in all of Nepal, its main shrine features eyes of the Buddha painted on all four sides that look out over the valley. The shrine is also the home to...

5 Simple Lessons I Learned from Buddhist Monks


  • February 20, 2019 March 1, 2019 By Paul Berger
  • Asia, Blog, photography 0 Comment
Spending months at a Buddhist monastery is an experience I would recommend for anyone. One cannot help but grow from the experience.  Below are five simple lessons that I learned from my stay at the monastery.  1) Wake Like Fish At 5:00 a.m. a morning gong would wake the monks at the monastery. While most visitors...

I Wish I Could Do That – Volunteering in Nepal


  • August 28, 2018 March 1, 2019 By Paul Berger
  • Asia, Blog, photography 0 Comment
Most people are surprised when I tell them I was a volunteer English teacher at a Buddhist monastery in Nepal. The typical reaction is what an amazing experience, I wish I could do that. When I emphatically reply you can and should I am always met with the same puzzled reaction. Taking an extended break...
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Hi. I’m Paul and welcome to my blog. For as long as I can remember I have had a passion for travel. Here I am in Madrid with my daughter.

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